The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HOISTS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1993.
Block and tackle et al crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HOISTS | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Block and tackle et al
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hoists
- bars
- ice
- ammo
- brass
- nuts
- staff
- lees
- magi
- arts
- alps
- algae
Crossword Answer definitions
HOISTS noun- A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.
- The act of hoisting; a lift.
- The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff.
- The vertical edge of a flag which is next to the staff.
- The height of a fore-and-aft sail, next the mast or stay.
- To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
- To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
- To lift someone up to be flogged.
- To be lifted up.
- To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
- To steal, to rob.
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